Maksim "Max" Sergeyevich Snegirev ( rus, Макси́м Серге́евич Снегирёв, p=mɐkˈsʲim sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ sʲnʲɪɡʲɪˈrʲɵf; born 12 June 1987) is a

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racing driver. He currently resides in

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Career

Formula Palmer Audi

Unlike most racing drivers, Snegirev had no karting experience and made his racing debut in

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. He finished nineteenth with fourteen point-scoring finishes and six retirements. Snegirev remained in the series for

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

, improving to eleventh place in the championship and was running at the finish of each race. His best result was sixth place at Donington. In

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Snegirev returned to the series, participating in the final round at

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, scoring five points in his only race, failing to start in another two races. Snegirev made another return to the series in 2010, contesting the last two weekends of the season at Croft and Silverstone. He won a race at Croft and took two podiums at Silverstone.

Formula Renault

Snegirev took part in the Rockingham races of the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup with Falcon Motorsport. He also competed in two races of the main series in

with

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Formula Three

Snegirev made his debut in the National Class of the

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with

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. In a slim field, he finished fourth in the championship despite missing two rounds at

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and

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. He remained in the series in

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, but switched to the Championship Class and

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. Despite his Formula Two involvement Snegirev returned to the series in 2011, competing at

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and

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Formula Two

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, Snegirev made his

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debut. He had three point-scoring finishes in sixteen races, and finished eighteenth in the championship. After missing the first round of the 2012 season at Silverstone due to Auto GP commitments, he returned to the series for the remainder of the season.

Auto GP

Snegirev stepped up to the Auto GP World Series in

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joining

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Current career

Snegirev has worked as a recruitment consultant in the Automotive and Motorsport industry since 2015.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Auto GP results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Snegirev, Max 1987 births Living people Russian racing drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Palmer Audi drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers Auto GP drivers Racing drivers from Moscow Virtuosi Racing drivers Campos Racing drivers Hitech Grand Prix drivers Fortec Motorsport drivers Team West-Tec drivers